as in seized
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
anything that might be used as a weapon will be confiscated by the security guards
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Recent Examples of confiscated
Cemetery officials confiscated the notes and film of the two reporters, saying reporters needed permission to visit the cemetery.
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ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Israeli police have for years confiscated Palestinian flags from Palestinians, accusing them of disturbing the peace.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of Cuban Americans are pursuing compensation for homes, businesses and land confiscated by Castro’s government, complicating potential negotiations.
—Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Those items were also confiscated and destroyed.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The regime confiscated all of his assets last week.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Police quickly handcuffed Fields and then confiscated his van and a handgun.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
That same year, his Brazilian and Spanish passports were confiscated due to the unpaid fines and taxes, per ESPN.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
The group also confiscated more than 90 firearms and rescued six human trafficking victims.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Israeli police have for years confiscated Palestinian flags from Palestinians, accusing them of disturbing the peace.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Hundreds of thousands of Cuban Americans are pursuing compensation for homes, businesses and land confiscated by Castro’s government, complicating potential negotiations.
—Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Those items were also confiscated and destroyed.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
The regime confiscated all of his assets last week.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Police quickly handcuffed Fields and then confiscated his van and a handgun.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
That same year, his Brazilian and Spanish passports were confiscated due to the unpaid fines and taxes, per ESPN.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026
The group also confiscated more than 90 firearms and rescued six human trafficking victims.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for confiscated
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Authorities also seized multiple weapons, ammunition and explosive devices, the military said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Some vessels with links to Iran made attempts to move through the strait, but others are staying away after Iran attacked three ships with gunfire earlier this week and seized two more.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
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Neuroscientists have mainly characterized them in brain slices, where neurons are alive and can be activated but aren’t attached to a living animal.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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In a video demonstrating their technology, robots with a single arm attached to a base watch as a human instructor tosses a ball into a small container.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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All were expropriated and razed to the ground.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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That single word can send a chill down the spine of any entrepreneur in Miami, where there are descendants of so many families whose businesses were confiscated by Castro revolution, including small businesses expropriated in 1968.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated March 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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According to the division, the city has 27,981 trees that over the next 20 years will provide more than $3 million in benefits, including more than 12 million pounds of carbon sequestered or 44 million pounds of CO2 and avoiding 87 million gallons of storm runoff.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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After centuries away, the Architects have returned to our planet and sequestered themselves behind an enormous, mysterious Wall.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Confiscated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscated. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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